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Have you ever heard of GPP? It is not a new online acronym, but that of Green Public Procurement, green purchasing in government.
Recently arrived in Italy, it provides for the introduction of criteria to reduce environmental impact into the purchasing policies of goods and services for public bodies.The three pro...

The bureaucratic definition, ISO 20400, does not give an idea of the impact that this standard has on the value that the company can transfer both to its customers and to the region. We are talking about sustainable procurement, i.e. policies and actions that can make company purchases (of raw materials, semi-finished ...

Interview with Antonio Brunori, Secretary General of PEFC Italy.Q. The first question, obvious but necessary, concerns PEFC's commitment. What does your organization do and what is Sustainable Forest Management Certification?
A: The PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) is an independent, n...